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The 2026 Wilbur Cross Medalists include a Nobel Prize-winning economist, an HIV researcher, an earthquake expert and a groundbreaking classicist.
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Yue Li, a PhD candidate in biological anthropology, worked as a Graduate Museum Fellow at the Peabody, helping students navigate techniques like focus stacking, microscopy photography, digital unwrapping, and photogrammetry for 3D models. The experience helped clarify her career goals.
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Speakers included Yale faculty members Francesco Casetti (film and media studies), Lisa Messeri (anthropology), Ruzica Piskac (computer science), along with special guest Julie Posselt of the University of Southern California.
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Read the latest news from the Graduate School in our October 2026 alumni newsletter.
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In a recent Q&A, Corina Rogge ’00 PhD (Chemistry) explains how her training led her to art conservation science—and to directing conservation at The Menil Collection.
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A new study from a Yale-led research team—including Yale astronomy PhD student Emma Jane Weller—suggests that some of the most interesting black holes in the universe are the ones that have “wandered” away.
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Hydrogen—the lightest atom—does the heavy lifting when it comes to important chemical reactions. One way hydrogen is available for use is through a hydride—a hydrogen (H) atom bound to a metal. Yet with standard tools, this metal‑bound atom can be hard to find in the structure. In a new study, Yale researchers critically evaluated new methods for pinpointing the hydride location in a cobalt-hydride crystal structure. PhD student Ryan Donnelly was first author on the study.
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On September 8, the Yale Graduate School Alumni Fund hosted Eli Days with snacks, swag, and gratitude. The event celebrated Yale’s graduate students and the generosity of alumni who make their studies possible.
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A first-of-its-kind ethnographic project in Africa’s Congo Basin shows the seasonal variability of flooding and other weather patterns across time and space — as well as people’s experiences and adaptations to it. Katherine Meier, a PhD candidate in the combined Anthropology and Environmental Studies program, is the lead author of the study.
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During ceremonies on Cross Campus Monday, President Maurie McInnis and fellow Yale leaders welcomed the university’s newest undergraduate and graduate students.
